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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these open educational undertakings. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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