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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Educators want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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