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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open educational undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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