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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in online learning are empowering people all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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