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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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