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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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