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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning enable learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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