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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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