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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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