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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to understand these important new open education ventures. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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