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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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