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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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