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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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