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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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