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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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