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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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