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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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