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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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