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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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