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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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