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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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