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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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