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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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