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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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