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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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