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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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