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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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