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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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