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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning make it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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