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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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