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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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