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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic 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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