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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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