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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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