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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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