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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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