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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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