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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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