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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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