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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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