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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models 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 participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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