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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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