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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better grasp these important new open education ventures. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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