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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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