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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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