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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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