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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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