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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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