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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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