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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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