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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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