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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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