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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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