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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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