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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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