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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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