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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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