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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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