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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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