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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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