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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have enabled students all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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