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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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