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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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