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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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