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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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