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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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