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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are considering today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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