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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in digital education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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