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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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