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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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