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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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