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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Students want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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