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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better perceive these open education ventures. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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