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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning are empowering humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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