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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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