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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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