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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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