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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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