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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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