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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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