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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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