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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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