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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education ventures. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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