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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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