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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses 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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