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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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