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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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