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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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