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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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