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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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