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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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