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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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