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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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