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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open education undertakings. Students want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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