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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to consider now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. People want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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