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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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