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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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