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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to understand these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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