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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning enable learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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