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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education ventures. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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