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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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