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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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