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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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