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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are considering today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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