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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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