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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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