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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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