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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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