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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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