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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for information the thrilling 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 sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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