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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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