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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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