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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in e-learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better understand these significant new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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