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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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