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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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