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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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