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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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