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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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