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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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