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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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