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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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