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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses 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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