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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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