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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering learners all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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