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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Navassa Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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