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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning make it possible for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better understand these new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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