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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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