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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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