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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning are empowering learners all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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