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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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