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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning are empowering students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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