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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to understand these important new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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