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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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