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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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