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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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