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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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