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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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