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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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