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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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