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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Teachers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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