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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning enable learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better understand these open education undertakings. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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