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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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