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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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