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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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