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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are considering now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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