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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other participants need to better comprehend these interesting new open education ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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