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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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