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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning are enabling students all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Educators want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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