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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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