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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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