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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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