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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning enable people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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