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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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