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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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