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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. 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. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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