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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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