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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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