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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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