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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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