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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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