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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. People want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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