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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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