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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology enable learners all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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