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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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