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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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