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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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