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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning have empowered students in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also describes 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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