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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. People want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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