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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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