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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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