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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning have enabled people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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