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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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