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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes 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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