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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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