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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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