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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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