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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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