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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education enable students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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