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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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