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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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