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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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