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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic educational technology have enabled humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines 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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