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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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