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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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