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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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