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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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