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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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