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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in e-learning are enabling students all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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