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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning are empowering humans all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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