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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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