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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education