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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning enable people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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