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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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