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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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