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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning have empowered people all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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