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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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