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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology are enabling people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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