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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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