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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in classes online. 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 massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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