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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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