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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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