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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open education ventures. Students want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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