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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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