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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning enable learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education ventures. Students want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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