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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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