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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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