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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. People want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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