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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology make it possible for students all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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