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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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