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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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