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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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