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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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