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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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