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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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