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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning are enabling students all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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