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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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