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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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