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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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