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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in electronic educational technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open education undertakings. People want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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