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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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