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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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