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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the 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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