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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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