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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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