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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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