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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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