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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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