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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open educational initiatives. People want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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