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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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