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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in online education are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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