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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to understand these open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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