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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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