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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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