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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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