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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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