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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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