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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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