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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational ventures. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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