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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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