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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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