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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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