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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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