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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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