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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines 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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