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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. 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 customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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