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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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