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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning are enabling students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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