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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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