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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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