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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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