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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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