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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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