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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to understand these exciting new open education experiments. People want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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