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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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