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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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