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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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