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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Trainers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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