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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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