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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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