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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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