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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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