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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning have empowered people all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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