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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these open education endeavours. Educators want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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