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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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