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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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