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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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