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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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