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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are considering now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open educational ventures. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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