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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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