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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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