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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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