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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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