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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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