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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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