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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes 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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