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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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