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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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