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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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