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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. 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. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the major 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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