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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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