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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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