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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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