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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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