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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also analyzes 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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