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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open education ventures. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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