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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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