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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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