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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also researches the major 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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