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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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