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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the key 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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