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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these significant new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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