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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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