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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in digital education technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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