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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative 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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