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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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