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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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