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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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