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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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