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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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