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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning make it possible for people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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