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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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