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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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