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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education are enabling students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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