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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning have enabled learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better perceive these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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