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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better comprehend these new open education initiatives. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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