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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology enable learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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