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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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