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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning have empowered learners all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education undertakings. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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