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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that online education organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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