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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning make it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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