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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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