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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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