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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to be more aware of these compelling new open education endeavours. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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