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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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