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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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