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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are considering today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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