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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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