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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning have enabled students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What 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 organizations handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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