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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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