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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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