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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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