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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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