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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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