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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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