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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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