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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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