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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational ventures. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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