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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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