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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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