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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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