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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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