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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning have empowered learners all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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