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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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