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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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