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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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