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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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