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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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