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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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