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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning are making it possible for students all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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