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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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