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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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