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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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