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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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