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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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