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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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