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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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