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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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