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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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