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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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