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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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