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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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