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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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