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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better grasp these significant new open education ventures. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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