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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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