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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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