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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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