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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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