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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better understand these new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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