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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online learning have empowered learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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