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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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