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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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