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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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