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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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