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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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