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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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