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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models 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 institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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