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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning are empowering people all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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