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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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