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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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