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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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