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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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