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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What 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 optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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