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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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