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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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