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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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