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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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