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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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