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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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