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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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