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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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