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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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