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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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