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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open education initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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