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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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