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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Academics want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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