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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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