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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning have empowered students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open education undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge the 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 authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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