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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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