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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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