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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in electronic education technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better understand these important new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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