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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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