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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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