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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open education ventures. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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