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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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