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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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