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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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