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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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