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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning have empowered students all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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