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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning enable people all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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