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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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