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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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