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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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