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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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