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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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