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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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