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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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