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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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