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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online education technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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