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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Students want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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