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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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