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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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