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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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