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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to understand these new open education ventures. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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