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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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