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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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