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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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