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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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