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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning technology enable people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also addresses 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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