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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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