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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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