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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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