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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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