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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education ventures. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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