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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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