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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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