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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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