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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? 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 institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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