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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning make it possible for learners all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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