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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better comprehend these significant new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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