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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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