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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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