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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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