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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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