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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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