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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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