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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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