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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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