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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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