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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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