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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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