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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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