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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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