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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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