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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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