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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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