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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are considering now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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