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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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