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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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