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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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