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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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