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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major 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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