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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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