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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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