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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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