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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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