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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that learning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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