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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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