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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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