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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online learning technology enable people all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. People want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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