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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in digital education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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