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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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