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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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