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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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