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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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