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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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