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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other participants desire to understand these important new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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