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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This amazing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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