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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education are making it possible for learners all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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