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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open education initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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