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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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