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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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