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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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