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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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