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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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