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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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