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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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