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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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