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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning are enabling learners all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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