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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Students want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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