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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education make it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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