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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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