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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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