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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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