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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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