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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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