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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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