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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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