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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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