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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Professors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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