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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies 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 stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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