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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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