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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in electronic education technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open education undertakings. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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