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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Students want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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