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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. 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. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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