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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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