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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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