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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these open educational initiatives. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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