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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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