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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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