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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these compelling new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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