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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines 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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