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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This 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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