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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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