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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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