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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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