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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better understand these open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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