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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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