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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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