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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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