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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better grasp these significant new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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