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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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