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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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